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Managing a Flexible VPS: start, stop, resize, redeploy

Applies to Flexible VPSAudience Customer, IT teamLast reviewed September 2026

Quick answer

Manage a VPS from its detail page: Overview, Backups & Snapshots, Performance, Activity, and Properties tabs. Start, stop, restart, and resize from Overview. Redeploy wipes all data and reinstalls the OS, so treat it as a last resort.

On this page
  • VPS list tabs
  • VPS detail tabs
  • Actions
  • Guest Agent
  • Where to go next

VPS list tabs

Under Compute → Flexible VPS in Portal, four tabs cover the whole fleet:

  • Virtual Private Servers: all your instances.
  • ISO Images.
  • Performance.
  • Settings: SSH keys.

VPS detail tabs

Open a specific VPS to see:

  • Overview: resources, networks, guest agent status, and the action buttons.
  • Backups & Snapshots.
  • Performance: charts for that VPS.
  • Activity: action history.
  • Properties.

Actions

1

Start, Stop, Restart

Standard power controls from the Overview tab. Restart performs a reboot.

2

Power-cycle

Attempts a graceful OS shutdown first, then does a hard reset. Use this when a restart isn't responding.

3

Open VNC Console

Opens a browser-based console to the server in a new window. Useful if SSH or RDP isn't reachable.

4

Resize

On the Overview tab, under Resources, adjust vCPUs, RAM, or disk size (disk resize is grow-only) and click Apply. Some changes need a reboot; a "Reboot required" banner appears when that's the case.

5

Add an additional disk

On the Overview tab, under Resources, use "Additional Disks → Add Disk".

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Overview

Start Stop Restart VNC Redeploy Delete
vCPU
2
RAM
4 GB
Disk
80 GB
Example of the VPS Overview tab in Portal. Your own hostname and resource figures will differ.

Destructive action: Redeploy reinstalls the operating system on the same specs. All data on the VPS is destroyed. New credentials are generated, save them as soon as you have them. Only use Redeploy when you intend to wipe the server.

Destructive action: Delete removes the VPS permanently and cannot be undone. Double-check you have the right instance before confirming.

Guest Agent

The Overview tab shows the status of the qemu-guest-agent running inside the VPS. A running guest agent is what typically lets a hypervisor-based platform read details like the guest OS and its IP addresses without needing to log in to the VPS itself.

Where to go next

  • Haven't created a VPS yet? See Deploying your first Flexible VPS.
  • Need to connect to it? See Connecting to your server for the first time.

Related articles

  • Deploying your first Flexible VPS
  • Connecting to your server for the first time
  • Choosing between a VPS and a dedicated server
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